PET/CT-negative malignant spine tumor with pathologic fracture

Fracture with Dislocation of Spine

vertebrae, lias lately como under my notice, in which the cause of the accident could not be ascertained. This recalled to my memory very forcibly, a case which occurred at the Sydney General Hospital, N. S. W., in 1867, where I was at the time Resident House Surgeon. A man in the prime of life, and tolerably well nourished, was brought into hospital one Sunday morning, evidently suffering from...

Cervical spine fracture associated with ankylosing spondylitis.

A 53-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) was found unresponsive on the ground. He was comatose and quadriplegic with absent cough and gag reflexes but preserved corneal and pupillary responses. CT of the spine (figure) showed displaced C2 fracture, severely deformed spinal cord, and complete spinal ankylosis. He developed hemodynamic instability with persistently poor arousal, and his...

Pathological burst fracture in the cervical spine with negative red flags: a 12-year follow-up.

In 2004, a 61-year-old male presented to a chiropractic clinic complaining of neck pain after hearing a 'crunch' when getting out of bed that morning. The initial history intake and physical examination identified no red flags or indications for the patient's pain, with the exception of traction being pain-provoking. Conventional radiographs were ordered, which identified a pathological burst f...

Pathological burst fracture in the cervical spine with negative red flags: a case report.

OBJECTIVE To report on a case of a pathological burst fracture in the cervical spine where typical core red flag tests failed to identify a significant lesion, and to remind chiropractors to be vigilant in the recognition of subtle signs and symptoms of disease processes. CLINICAL FEATURES A 61-year-old man presented to a chiropractic clinic with neck pain that began earlier that morning. Aft...

Reduced-dose [F]-FDG PETCT scanning with current generation PETCT systems